Cheshire East planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Cheshire East Council, updated daily. Cheshire East Council received 1,006 planning applications in the last 90 days, 28 of them major schemes. 92% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 94 days.
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Recent applications in Cheshire East
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Marbury Farm Equestrian Centre Wrenbury Road, Marbury, Cheshire East, SY13 4LU
One-dwelling conversion of former business building, Marbury, full application. Converts an existing business and education building into one home at full application stage. Fit-out, insulation, glazing and M&E packages suit local subcontractors, with drainage needed for the new kitchen and…
Fit-outM&EInsulation
NEED GOLF LTD Main Road, Worleston, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 6DJ
Single-storey golf academy and driving range, Worleston, full application. New driving range building, open-sided shelter and 18-hole putting course on converted farmland, with ancillary food service. Groundworks, drainage, steel-framed shelter and fit-out packages suit local contractors, with turf…
GroundworksDrainageSteel
19 Barlow Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire East, SK9 4BE
Proposed lawfulness certificate for refurbishment works, Wilmslow. Confirms that drainage connections, electrical and heating upgrades, and structural support works to an existing house are permitted development. M&E, heating and structural repair contractors are the packages to target, with…
M&EDrainageStructural repair
HOLT HOUSE Davenport Lane, Mobberley, Knutsford, Cheshire East, WA16 7LS
Upward storey addition to Mobberley house, prior approval stage. Adds one storey, raising the dwelling from 7.1m to 10.4m under Class AA permitted development. Roof stripping, new masonry and steel bearers, and new windows give roofing, brickwork, steel and glazing subcontractors the work.
BrickworkRoofingSteel
Unit J And Land At Barn Road , Congleton Retail Park , Congleton, CW12 1LJ
Rental vehicle depot change of use with yard reconfiguration, Congleton, full application stage. Change of use of a Congleton Retail Park unit to rental vehicle premises, reusing the building as office and wash bay. Yard relayout, wash bay drainage and office fit-out suit local groundworks and…
GroundworksHard landscapingDrainage
Land Off Chelford Road, Somerford
New agricultural building, Somerford, full application stage. A free-standing farm building on open land off Chelford Road, with no floorspace stated in the application. Groundworks, portal frame steel, cladding and roof sheeting are the packages for local agricultural contractors and steel…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Crewe Football Club, SPORTS PAVILION West Street, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 8SJ
100-seat covered spectator stand at Crewe Football Club, full application. Installs a covered stand with 100 seats within the existing ground at The Excel, King George V Playing Fields. Foundations, steel framing, roof covering and seating fit-out are the packages for local groundworks and steel…
GroundworksSteelRoofing
35 Chapel Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 6TA
Retrospective listed building consent for a second-floor bathroom, Macclesfield. Regularises an added bathroom and associated works already carried out at a listed Chapel Street building. Plumbing, soil drainage and sanitaryware fit-out suit local installers, with heritage-appropriate making-good…
M&EDrainageFit-out
5 Chatsworth Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire East, SK9 6EE
Two-storey side extension and cladding scheme, Wilmslow. Adds side and front extensions, an entrance canopy and gravel hardstanding to an existing house at full application stage. Render and cladding packages, plus demolition of the front boundary wall, suit local cladders, groundworkers and…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
2, HURLESTON COTTAGES Chester Road, Hurleston, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 6BU
Householder first-floor rear extension revision, Nantwich, full application. Enlarges the approved first-floor rear footprint to align with the ground floor. Brickwork, roofing and joinery packages open to local trades, with extra footprint adding foundation and steel scope.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
96 Ernest Street, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 6JZ
Single-storey side and rear extension, Crewe, at full application stage. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing dwelling on Ernest Street with no change of use. Masonry, roofing and foundation groundworks suit local builders, with glazing and joinery packages to follow.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
120 Main Road, Worleston, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 6DN
Two-storey and single-storey rear extension at a Worleston house, Nantwich, at full householder stage. Adds a substantial rear footprint to an existing dwelling, with the first-floor element needing structural support. Brickwork, roofing, steel over new openings and groundworks for foundations are…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
15 Glegg Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 7AJ
Single-storey rear extension after demolition of rear additions, Macclesfield. Clears existing rear extensions and builds a new single-storey rear extension at full householder stage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork for new footings and walls lead, with roofing and glazing to follow.
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91 Millstone Lane, Nantwich, Cheshire East, CW5 5PH
Single-storey rear extension and loft conversion, Nantwich. Adds ground-floor living space and a roof-lit loft room to an existing house at householder stage. Roofing, glazing and joinery packages suit local subcontractors, with steel over the new opening.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
57 Osborne Grove, Shavington, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW2 5BX
Two-storey rear extension rebuild, Shavington, Crewe. Replaces existing single and two-storey rear projections with new single and two-storey extensions at full householder stage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork lead, with roofing, glazing and joinery to follow for local trades.
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Planning appeals in Cheshire East Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Cheshire East Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Cheshire East Council, raw rate
32.8%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.9%
national rates applied to this caseload
2.9 percentage points above expected. Cheshire East Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
1,491 appeals counted, 1,413 judged either way (463 allowed, 950 dismissed), 78 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 35.7% | 28.8% | 886 | 871 | 311 |
| Householder (HAS) | 32% | 35.6% | 354 | 344 | 110 |
| Enforcement Notice | 7.2% | 13.5% | 82 | 69 | 5 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 30.6% | 36.9% | 37 | 36 | 11 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 32.1% | 25% | 30 | 28 | 9 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 24% | 20.6% | 29 | 25 | 6 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 18.2% | 33.3% | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 30% | 36% | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | 0% | 8.1% | 7 | 6 | 0 |
10 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Cheshire East Council
Cheshire East Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Cheshire East Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent65 homes
- Affordable rent100 homes
- Shared ownership143 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Cheshire East Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder92% (114 decided)
- other90% (40 decided)
- residential60% (10 decided)
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